Row of characters stopped working

The keyboard worked fine. Then the middle row of characters ('a, s, d, f, g...etc.') stopped working. The final two characters on the right (:; and '" still work). The other keys on that line mentioned above don't advance the cursor. They don't seem connected to the computer at all. The rest is still working fine.

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Hello,Usually it is just from your hand/thumb touching the touchpad and registering as a single-click causing the cursor to jump back. This is a well known issue with the MacAir due to size/design of the machine and the sensitivity of the trackpad. Many people have found it to be resolved by turning off the "touch to tap" feature, however it is annoying when you need that. Hope this helps you! Happy Hollidays!

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Hi there , this might be the ribbon cable connecting the keyboard to the laptop , lay the screen flat , look at the left hand side of the lap top , there is a strip you can lift up , where the power switch is. lift the strip up , you will now see the two screws holding the keyboard down, unscrew them , slide the keyboard up slowly and lift , gentaly you will now see the small riben cable, lift the small black catch , then reseat the cable , push the catch back, and reseat the keyboard. now retry the keyboard ...

@ devilzback_1:I just spilled water on my Macbook Pro and am having the exact same problem you experienced. Did you ever find a solution? FYI I ready thru the 2 solutions here but am not tech savvy.Thanks in advance for any help.

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Try removing Keyboard connector an reseating it. (4420s - Some scews under battery and possibly 1 near rear of each hinge - remove. Flip unit over and slide Speaker grill panel toward front of unit. There should then be a few screws that hold the keyboard at the top edge 2 or 3. Remove and you should see the connector. )If this doesn't work you have faulty keyboard.

what is going on with your keyboard is it is in the Fn mode that is usually used for math. You need to find out what is the correct way to reverse this mode, sometimes i find it easy to google the fn key functions and you put in what type of computer you have and then you usualy will get your answer. There is nothing wrong with the keyboard just the mode.

there is short in the data cable
may be some liquids spill inside it
you have to clean it and if this fail may the keyboard controller on the mother board is corrupted then you have to use external K.B or change the Mother Board
:(
shadi

Try using an external keyboard in order to get the machine up and running. Then do a system restore to a point where you know the keyboard was functioning correctly. If that doesn't work then try uninstalling the keyboard drivers and do a hardware search. It will automatically pick up the keyboard and reinstall the drivers. If it still doesn't work, then the keyboard needs replacing.

Sounds like a classic problem for a driver/firmware update.
get an update here before trying anything else- http://www.palm.com/us/support/downloads/tungstenc/tungstenc_update_30.html
If it still doesn't solve it you might need to format it and reinstall everything from scratch.
Good luck